Rail chair and tie.



No. 844,622. v PATENT-BETER. 19, 1907. A. P. SBLLS.

RAIL CHAIR AND TIE.

APPLICATION FILED 11120.11. 190e.

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I Se it known that I, ABRAHAM P. ,SELLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Searcy, 1n vthe county oi White and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Chairs and Ties,

offwhich the followingis a specification, reference being Thad therein to the accompany- .ing drawings.

" My invention relates to improvements in "railway cross-ties and in rail-chairs therefor.

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Figure 1 isa plan view of my im roved cross-tie showing track-rails securedt ereon by means of my improved rail-chairs. Fig.

12 is a side elevation of the partsshown in 1'. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sec- .ti'onl Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section on the plane indicated by the line 4 4 in Fig. 2, and 59k l* 1 is a perspective view of the improved rai -chain .i lReferring tofthe drawings by numeral, l denotes my improvedcross-tie, which is preferably formed from asin le piece of heavy galvanized' steel plate. Fn lthe sheet or latel of steel is bent longitudinally at suita le points, so that the tie 1s subystantially' square or rectangular in cross-secmaking the tie tion and the longitudinal edges of the sheet or plate are then suitably united, as shown at 2 in Fig. 4. In bending the plate or sheet the portions 3, which form the vertical sides of the tie 'are preferably curved transversely,

"so that said -sides are of concave form, as

clearly shown in Fig. 4. In each end of the `hollowtie is inserted a wooden block `4, suitably treated with creosote or some other preservative. The blocks 4 lill the ends of the tie and thereby strengthen and sup ort those portions of it above which the trac v-rails are The-track-rails 5 are fastened to the tie by my improved rail-chairs 6. Each of the latter is preferably formed from a single piece of heavy sheet metal by suitably cutting and .bending the same into the form shown in Fig.

Spgeiication of Letters IPatent. Appunti@ileinecemba 11,1906.` seran No. 347.256.

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5." Thischair 6 has a flat rectangular body portion 7, adapted to rest upon the top of the tie 1 and to receive the base of the track-rail.

Ateach side of the body portion 7 the metal plate is doubled upon itself, as shown at 8, to

provide projecting flanges, and it is then bent upwardly and inwardly to provide flanges 9, which engage the upper faces of the base flanges of the track-rail 5. The flanges 8 are engaged by the heads of the spikes or similar fastenings 10, which secure the chair upon the top of the tie. The spikes 10 are driven through apertures 11, formed in the top ofthe tie 1 and into the wooden block 4, as will be seen upon reference to Fig. 3. Projecting from each of the ends of the body 7 of the chair G'is a downwardly-bent tongue or ilange 12, w 'ch is curved or sha ed to iit the concave side 3 of the tie. These tongues 12 prevent the chair from shifting transversely of the tie and also prevent it from being elevated or lifted oil of the tie.

The construction, use, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the following brief statement.

This improved track may be quickly laid, since the chairs may be readily adjusted upon the rails either\ at their joints or at intermediate points, and they may be as readily adjusted upon the ties and then quickly spiked thereon. l

Both the ties and the chairs may be produced at a comparatively small cost and will be extremely durable in use.

Having thus Adescribed myinvention, what I claim as new, and'desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination' with a hollow metallic cross-tie having concaved sides and iilling' blocks inserted in its ends, of rail-chairs having base portions to receive the track-rails and to engage the top` of said tie, side flan es to engage the base-flanges of the track-ralls, and depending end flanges or tongues shaped to lit the concaved sides of said tie, and fastening means engaged with said chairs and passed through apertures in the top of said tie and into said llin blocks, 'substantially as shown and describetd.

2. The combination with a hollow metallic cross-tie havin concaved sides .and fillingblocks inserte in its` ends, of rail-chairs formed from a single plate or sheet of metal and having a rectangular body to rest upon IDO IIO

4pending end the top 0f the tie and to receive the base of the track-rail, horizontally-projecting side flanges formedby doubling the' metal plate upon itself, upwardlyand inwardly extending side flanges to engage the upper faces of the base-flanges of the track-rails, and de anges or tongues curved to t the concaved sides of said 't1e, and fasteningspikes driven through apertures in the top of 1.o the tie and into said 'filling-blocks and having their heads engaged with the horizontal side flanges of said chairs, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM P. sELLs.

Witnesses:

H. RAcHELs, WILLIS CALDWELL. 

